Countdown (Super Junior-D&E album)

Countdown
Countdown
	Digital cover
Studio album by Super Junior-D&E
Released	November 2, 2021
Recorded	2021
Studio	Doobdoob Studio; Golden Bell Tree Sound; MonoTree Studio; SM Big Shot Studio; SM Starlight Studio; SM SSAM Studio; SM Yellow Tail Studio; Sound Pool Studio; T-Studio;
Genre	Hip house;
Length	34:09; 37:40 (Zero ver. (Epilogue)); 34:39 (BE version); 38:18 (CALIFORNIA LOVE version);
Language	Korean
Label	SM; Label SJ;
Producer	Brock Buchanan Westover Jr.; Cesar Da Emperor; Deevan (X&); Erik Lidbom; J-DUB; Joony (153/Jombas); Lee Soo-man; Loogone; Nico The Owl; PixelWave; Rian Ball; Steeve Mad;
Super Junior-D&E chronology
Singles from Countdown
	"California Love"; Released: 13 October 2021; "Blue Moon"; Released: 16 October 2021; "be"; Released: 20 October 2021; "Zero"; Released: 2 November 2021;
Alternative cover
	Digital cover
Singles from Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)
	"Need U"; Released: 10 December 2021;

Countdown (stylized as COUNTDOWN) is the first Korean studio album of South Korean pop duo Super Junior-D&E, a subgroup of the boy band Super Junior.^[2] The album was released on November 2, 2021.^[3]

Background[edit]

On September 27, 2021, the group announced they would be releasing their first Korean full-length album.^[2] They dropped a concept spoiler at the same day on their official Twitter account.^[4] Before the official release of the album, the members released their solo singles. The first single, California Love, the solo singles by member Donghae, was released on October 13, 2021.^[5] A week later, Eunhyuk released his solo singles, be, on October 20, 2021.^[6]

On December 10, 2021, the group released an epilogue version of the album, with an additional new track, "Need U'".^[7] Both members involved in lyrics writing of the track.

Track listing[edit]

*Countdown* – Standard version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"ZERO"	Donghae JDUB	Donghae JDUB PixelWave	JDUB PixelWave	3:26
2.	"Beautiful Liar"	Zaya (153/Joombas)	Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) Joony (153/Joombas) JJ Evans (153/Joombas)	Joony (153/Joombas)	3:18
3.	"Far Away (멀리)"	Rick Bridges	Rick Bridges Deevan	Deevan	3:14
4.	"Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)"	Song Yu Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)	Jeff Lewis Brock Westover	Brock (153/Joombas)	2:59
5.	"La La La"	Lee Ji Yeon	Cesar Peralta Didrik Thott	Cesar Da Emperor	3:23
6.	"Have a Nice Day"	Lee Hye-yum	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) René Miller	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)	3:28
7.	"Muse"	Rick Bridges	Rian Ball Case Arnold Sebastian Garcia	Rian Ball	3:25
8.	"Share My Love"	danke (lalala studio)	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko LOOGONE $$AM (PAPERMAKER)	3:22
9.	"Home"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
10.	"ZERO (English ver.)"	Curtis Richardson Adien Lewis	Donghae JDUB PixelWave	JDUB PixelWave	3:26
Total length:					34:09

*Countdown* – Zero ver. (Epilogue)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
11.	"Need U"	Eunhyuk Donghae	Erik Lidbom Adam Jönsson	Erik Lidbom	3:31
Total length:					37:40

*Countdown* – BE version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"be"	Eunhyuk	Ryan Jhun Connor McDonough Riley McDonough Christopher Ganoudis Aton Ben-Horin	Rodnae 'Chikk' Bell Connor McDonough	3:49
2.	"Red Muhly"	Eunhyuk	Colde Khakii basecamp	basecamp	3:33
3.	"Beautiful Liar"	Zaya (153/Joombas)	Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) Joony (153/Joombas) JJ Evans (153/Joombas)	Joony (153/Joombas)	3:18
4.	"Far Away (멀리)"	Rick Bridges	Rick Bridges Deevan	Deevan	3:14
5.	"Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)"	Song Yu Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)	Jeff Lewis Brock Westover	Brock (153/Joombas)	2:59
6.	"La La La"	Lee Ji Yeon	Cesar Peralta Didrik Thott	Cesar Da Emperor	3:23
7.	"Have a Nice Day"	Lee Hye-yum	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) René Miller	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)	3:28
8.	"Muse"	Rick Bridges	Rian Ball Case Arnold Sebastian Garcia	Rian Ball	3:25
9.	"Share My Love"	danke (lalala studio)	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko LOOGONE $$AM (PAPERMAKER)	3:22
10.	"Home"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
Total length:					34:39

*Countdown* – CALIFORNIA LOVE version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"California Love" (Feat. Jeno of NCT)	Donghae JDUB	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:48
2.	"Blue Moon" (Feat. Miyeon of (G)I-dle)	Donghae Onestar (MonoTree) 1iL JDUB	Donghae G-High (MonoTree) Onestar (MonoTree) 1iL JDUB	G-High (MonoTree)	3:25
3.	"Beautiful Liar"	Zaya (153/Joombas)	Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) Joony (153/Joombas) JJ Evans (153/Joombas)	Joony (153/Joombas)	3:18
4.	"Far Away (멀리)"	Rick Bridges	Rick Bridges Deevan	Deevan	3:14
5.	"Feel That Feelin’ (느낌적인 느낌)"	Song Yu Kim Su-min (153/Joombas)	Jeff Lewis Brock Westover	Brock (153/Joombas)	2:59
6.	"La La La"	Lee Ji Yeon	Cesar Peralta Didrik Thott	Cesar Da Emperor	3:23
7.	"Have a Nice Day"	Lee Hye-yum	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K) René Miller	Nicolas Farmakalidis (NUMBER K)	3:28
8.	"Muse"	Rick Bridges	Rian Ball Case Arnold Sebastian Garcia	Rian Ball	3:25
9.	"Share My Love"	danke (lalala studio)	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko	Chris Tsika Kabala Jean Michel Sissoko LOOGONE $$AM (PAPERMAKER)	3:22
10.	"Home"	Donghae JDUB Eunhyuk 1iL	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:58
11.	"California Love" (Solo ver.)	Donghae JDUB	Donghae JDUB	JDUB	3:48
Total length:					38:18

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Countdown*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	4
Japan (Oricon)^[9]	8

Chart performance for *Countdown - Zero ver. (Epilogue)*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[10]	7

References[edit]

^ Shim, Sun-ah (November 2, 2021). "10 years on, Super Junior D&E is back to square one". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "슈퍼주니어 D&E, 첫 정규 '카운트다운' 발매..데뷔 10주년 기념 활동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
^ "슈퍼주니어-D&E, 오늘(2일) 첫 정규 '카운트다운'으로 컴백". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
^ "COUNTDOWN Concept Spoiler". Twitter (in Korean). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
^ "슈퍼주니어 동해 신곡 '캘리포니아 러브' 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 10개 지역 1위". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
^ "은혁, 오늘(20일) 디지털 싱글 '비' 발매…D&E 정규가 코앞 [마데가요]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
^ Kim, Min-ji (December 10, 2021). "슈퍼주니어-D&E '니드 유', 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 전 세계 8개 지역 1위" [Super Junior-D&E's 'Need You' No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs Chart in 8 Regions Worldwide]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "2021년 45주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 40 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). December 11, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "週間アルバムランキング" [Weekly Albums Ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "2021년 50 주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 50 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

External links[edit]

[1] Shim, Sun-ah (November 2, 2021). "10 years on, Super Junior D&E is back to square one". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[:0-2] "슈퍼주니어 D&E, 첫 정규 '카운트다운' 발매..데뷔 10주년 기념 활동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[3] "슈퍼주니어-D&E, 오늘(2일) 첫 정규 '카운트다운'으로 컴백". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[4] "COUNTDOWN Concept Spoiler". Twitter (in Korean). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[5] "슈퍼주니어 동해 신곡 '캘리포니아 러브' 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 10개 지역 1위". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[6] "은혁, 오늘(20일) 디지털 싱글 '비' 발매…D&E 정규가 코앞 [마데가요]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[7] Kim, Min-ji (December 10, 2021). "슈퍼주니어-D&E '니드 유', 아이튠즈 톱 송 차트 전 세계 8개 지역 1위" [Super Junior-D&E's 'Need You' No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs Chart in 8 Regions Worldwide]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.

[8] "2021년 45주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 40 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). December 11, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[9] "週間アルバムランキング" [Weekly Albums Ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[10] "2021년 50 주차 Album Chart Album Chart" [2021 Week 50 Album Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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